After a great battle, the Qi army was severely defeated. There were many casualties on the battlefield. Ownerless weapons and staffs were scattered everywhere. There were also many unruly horses wandering around in a hurry. The tent provisions were also scattered all over the ground.
The general, Ping Qin Wang Gao Guiyan, saw the opportunity early, left the battlefield surrounded by his cronies and fled backwards. He did not even dare to return to Jinyong City and fled straight to Heyang. Luozhou Governor Baoxian was not so lucky.
He was directly buried in the rebel army. It was not until the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty cleared the battlefield that the body was dug out of the ravine.
Devastated by the wind, snow and enemy troops, among the more than 30,000 Qi soldiers who participated in the battle in Luoxi, only Luozhou Sima Dugu Yongye gathered thousands of scattered soldiers and retreated to Jin Yong.
In the city, I no longer dare to leave the city easily.
After Li Bi defeated most of the Qi army head-on, he took advantage of the situation and captured two fortresses near the battlefield that originally belonged to the Northern Qi Dynasty, and pushed the battle line forward dozens of miles.
After occupying Xiaoshui garrison, Li Bi ordered his younger brother Li Ge to lead a group of troops to station near Jinyong City to attack and block the city. At the same time, he ordered Han Xiong and other generals who were familiar with the situation here to lead their own efforts.
His troops went south to pick up the main force that was marching north along the Luoshui River, while he himself sat here to frighten the enemy forces around Luoxi who dared to take the initiative to attack and resist.
The victory of the troops on the northern route was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough, which completely tore apart the defense line built by the Qi army that invested huge manpower and material resources, exposing the heart of Heluo to the front of the Western Wei army again.
This result of the victory also spread quickly to the surrounding areas, and was quickly learned by the people on the south road.
"Li Jinghe is really powerful, and he will defeat the powerful enemy just when he enters the enemy's territory! With such a hero in the country, why worry about not being strong?"
In Jiuqu City, when Yu Wentai learned about Li Bi's achievement, he couldn't help but smile, clapped his hands in praise, and immediately ordered: "The great victory of the partial division of Da Situ has made the thieves brave."
Han, the soldiers here must not fall behind others, quickly attack the enemy city and march towards Luoyang!"
The east-west confrontation situation along the Jiuqu City line in Yiyang was more severe than that at Beikiao Road, so the fortifications here were particularly strict. Fortresses were set up in almost all locations suitable for garrisoning along the Luoshui line.
Following Yu Wentai's order, the pressure immediately fell on the soldiers fighting on the front line, especially the local garrisoned soldiers such as Wei Fabao, the Lord of Jiuqu City.
Since many fortifications are set up for the river valleys along Luoshui River, attacking from the front of the valley is often half the result with half the effort and is difficult to successfully conquer. If you detour between the Xiaoling Mountains and attack behind the enemy's rear through understanding the terrain, it will be more effective.
It can reduce casualties and battle losses, but it will inevitably take a long time.
At present, Yu Wentai was eager to rush out of the Luoshui River Valley and join forces with Li Bi's troops. Naturally, he could not stand such an inefficient way of storming the city fortress, so he ordered the troops in front to attack from the front. The soldiers did not dare to disobey the general.
Tsukasa ordered the army to attack the city and fortify it.
Fortunately, most of these fortresses are not too large in size, with only a few hundred troops stationed there. With the reinforcement routes from the rear being cut off, they basically have no choice but to resist stubbornly. With the Western Wei army advancing at all costs,
They carried out a strong attack and were all pulled out one by one.
After paying thousands of battle losses, as the army advanced to the vicinity of Baiting City and Fae City in the southwest of Luoyang, the troops sent by Li Bi to meet them met here, and the entire Luoxi area came under the control of the Western Wei army.
Within, the Qi army was compressed into several cities and fought independently, and it was no longer possible to effectively obstruct the actions of the Western Wei army.
It has been more than ten years since the defeat at Mangshan in the ninth year of Datong. Yuwentai has never returned to Heluo. Now that he has led his army to visit his hometown again, he has endless emotions in his heart.
As the main force of the army entered Qianjinyan, Yuwentai also took a tour up and down the Luo River accompanied by the generals. The scenery he saw was much different from what he remembered, especially along the Luo River.
Many of the cities that were built by Shui were incompatible with the images in his memory.
"It's really sad to see the changes in the scenery of the mountains and rivers! In the old year, He Liuhun knew that Heluo was not a place where he could stay for a long time. He repeatedly destroyed and destroyed the old city of Luoyi. Every time he fought, he could only win in the mountains and fields, which is also heroic.
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Yu Wentai looked at the Jinyong City built between the Luoshui River and the cities to the south. He couldn't help but sigh: "The current Lord of Qi is bullying the sky and stealing the country, and his thieves are even more courageous than his father. Looking at his offensive and defensive arrangements, he is even more courageous. He actually
We dare not place our troops in the field to wait for our army. Isn't it ridiculous to imagine that we can use this earth and stone fence to ward off our old enemies?"
After hearing the words, all the generals accompanying him also spoke in agreement, boasting about the majesty of the king's army and mocking the timidity of the Qi army. However, it was hard to avoid being speechless due to the large number of people talking. Someone laughed and said: "The reason why thieves are diligent in building cities and fortifying them is because they have no choice but to do so."
Ju. We fought several battles in Heluo in the past year, and all suffered defeats in succession, losing troops and generals. If we were successful in the field battles, why would we bother the people and materials and build forts? "
As soon as these words came out, the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became a little cold. The uncle and nephew Yu Wentai and Yu Wenhu who were accompanying them looked a little uncomfortable, especially Yu Wenhu, whose gloomy face almost blended with the cold sky.
One color.
However, people will become extra tolerant when they are in a good mood. Yuwentai soon recovered his expression and did not take it personally. He pointed at the enemy city opposite and said with a smile: "Right now, the enemy city is still guarded by stubborn thieves.
We can't celebrate the victory yet, but when we capture the cities, all the troops will be rewarded!"
At this time, the Western Wei army had completely entered the Heluo area, and after Li Bi defeated the more than 30,000 Northern Qi garrison in Jinyong City, it was now difficult for the Northern Qi to organize a large-scale resistance in Heluo. Especially when
After Yu Wentai's army advanced to the north, Fae City south of Jinyong City and the defenders of Nancheng also asked to surrender one after another, leaving only a few isolated cities still resisting.
At this stage of the battle, if the Northern Qi Dynasty did not want to completely abandon the Heluo area, it would definitely need to send additional reinforcements. The Western Wei Dynasty, which was originally the active offensive party, could now consolidate its advantages and wait for work.
At this time, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, with wind and snow. Yu Wentai first took Henan City, where General Qi had dedicated his city, as his camp, and built a long fortress around Jinyong City to besiege it. He also used Da Xiwu, and Wang Xiong led ten thousand people.
The troops went north to Heyang to attack the south city of Heyang and waited for an opportunity to destroy the river bridge to prevent the Qi army from coming south.
When the Western Wei army was consolidating its victory in Heluo and preparing for follow-up operations, the news of Gao Guiyan's defeat quickly spread back to Jinyang.
"This thief deserves to be killed, this thief deserves to be killed! He lost our army and humiliated our country's prestige, but he didn't die in battle. How can he escape back to the country with such an appearance!"
When the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, learned about this, he was furious. He wished he could immediately catch Gao Guiyan, a fool, and kill him with his own hands. However, just when he was about to send his troops to question the guilty and kill the defeated general, he was
Close confidants Zhao Daode and others urged him to stop: "The former King Qinghe died recently, and now he has imposed the death penalty on King Ping Qin for a temporary offense. It really hurts the popularity of the clan. Now we are facing foreign invaders, and we need to work together to defend against the enemy. It is better to use Ping Ping.
The King of Qin has done meritorious service, but if he still fails to perform in the follow-up, it will not be too late to kill him again after the war..."
After Gao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but feel hesitant. He used Gao Guiyan to force Gao Yue to kill, but then turned around and wanted to kill Gao Guiyan again. This was more or less damaging to his dignity. After thinking for a while, he ordered to deprive Gao Yue.
Gao Guiyan took charge of all the officials and nobles, so that his Bai Shen Dian army and Fufeng King Ke Zhu Hunyuan were waiting for the enemy in Heyang.
At the same time, Gao Yang issued another expedition order. Previously, he had summoned 50,000 Jinyang soldiers to gather in the south of Jinyang. He was about to personally lead the army south to Heluo. However, Pan Le, the king of Hedong, who was supposed to go with the army a few days ago,
However, he died of illness. Gao Yang hated the military period and postponed it for a while. Unexpectedly, Gao Guiyan had already sent a large wave of troops to Heluo. He opened the door and welcomed the Western Wei army in with thieves.
The total number of 30,000 troops originally stationed in Jinyong City and the forwards brought by Gao Guiyan had been defeated in Luoxi, and the main force of the Western Wei army had also entered the Heluo area. Then the previous 50,000 troops might not be enough, so Gao Yang
He also ordered the people from Hebei to be summoned to go south together.
But just when he was planning to lead Jinyang troops to take the first step, he encountered unanimous opposition from the people inside and outside. Not only those close to him, but also his cousin and elder brother-in-law, who had just been awarded the title of King of Pingyuan for recapturing Guangling.
Duan Shao grabbed the ground with his head and tried hard to persuade him.
When Gao Yang saw this, he was furious. He drew his sword and stood on the table in front of him, shouting: "When my country is invaded by thieves, how can the master not come out? How can I be afraid when I come out of the pass and kill thieves like mowing them down?"
A Kansai black otter? This thief has resisted my orders for a long time. I am trying to capture and kill this powerful enemy. I will kill this powerful enemy once and for all. Who among you dares to stop me!"
"Although Black Otter is a thief, he once had a dispute with Emperor Taizu about victory and defeat. He is definitely not an ordinary thief. The country's nurturing of soldiers is to wait for the enemy. From the ministers down, everyone has the ambition to serve the country and the courage to kill the enemy. This is
Rebellion is not a matter of life or death, it is nothing more than a disturbance from old thieves. There are many veteran generals in the country who have been fighting with them for a long time and are good at dealing with them, so why bother Your Majesty to go there in person?"
Duan Shao and others knew in their hearts that Yu Wentai and his generals were not comparable to those of the Hu tribe outside the Guan Fortress. Moreover, their troops had entered Heluo first to wait for work. Unless the situation was extremely helpless, they would still try to prevent the emperor from going to the Heluo front line.
Even Hu Lujin, who had been idle at home for a long time, was alarmed and came to Jinyang Palace in person to remonstrate and ask for orders: "Yuwen Black Otter is an incompetent minister who has left a huge evil to the country. Now he has invaded the country to disturb me. Please
Go south to conquer! If Your Majesty thinks that I am old and useless, I should resign from my post and retire to the countryside."
After some remonstrances from his ministers, Gao Yang could only temporarily give up the idea of personally leading his troops to the south, and ordered the king of Xianyang, Hu Lüjin, to be the commander of the army, and led Duan Shao, Hu Luguang and other Jinyang generals to go south for rescue.